Indian gov’t allocates fund to restore rain-damaged roads in mid-west
India's federal government on Thursday allocated 13.49 million U.S. dollars to repair the roads damaged by unprecedented rains in the Konkan region and western Maharashtra.
"Immediate steps have been taken up to restore the roads affected by unprecedented rains in Konkan and Western Maharashtra. INR 100 crore (13.49 million U.S. dollars) have been sanctioned in this regard. This includes INR 52 crore for temporary restoration and INR 48 crore for the permanent restoration," the Federal Ministry of Road Transport and Highways quoted Minister Nitin Gadkari as saying.
The minister said the Vashishti Bridge near Chiplun on the Mumbai-Goa Highway was badly damaged but was restor-ed within 72 hours for traffic.
Konkan is the rugged section of the mid-western coast of the Indian subcontinent. The coastal areas of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka are all parts of the Konkan region.
Xinhua